List of investigation reports before and after as requested by Agriculture and Commerce Assistant Engineer Hara Hiroshi
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For this reason, in recent times (fishermen) have often boldly attempted adventurous journeys in dugout canoes or strip-plank boats to distant uninhabited islands like Akon-Kubashima [the Senkaku Island]
(approximately 93 nautical miles northwest of this island [*meaning Ishigaki Island]).
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Kishaba Family Archive 37 Collected Documents on General Affairs Part II
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| Document title | Kishaba Family Archive 37 Collected Documents on General Affairs Part II |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | May 3, 1894 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | May 3, Meiji 27 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | Yaeyama Islands Public Office |
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| Name of publication | Kishaba Family Archive 37 Collected Documents on General Affairs Part II |
| Content | This is a survey report on the Yaeyama Islands (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, mining, etc.) compiled by the Yaeyama Islands Public Office at the request of Hara Hiroshi, an Assistant Engineer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. In the section on "Fisheries", the report states that the prices of green turban snails, pearl oysters and other shellfish were being inflated at the time, and numbers were declining as a result of overfishing. For that reason, it states that in recent years fishermen "have often boldly attempted adventurous journeys in dugout canoes or strip-plank boats to distant uninhabited islands like Akon-Kubashima (approximately 93 nautical miles northwest of this island)." Here, "Akon-Kubashima" is thought to refer to the Senkaku Islands, and "this island" to Ishigaki Island. |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Yes |
| Repository | Ishigaki City Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Paper / Microfilm reproduction |
| Copies | 10 |
| Reference No. | S1894050300101 |
| How to access | Follow the licensing procedure at Ishigaki City Library |
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